Balapitiya Electoral District

Balapitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Balapitiya in Galle District, Southern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.^[1] Balapitiya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1960 (March)	Lakshman de Silva	SLFP	1960
1960 (July)	Lakshman de Silva	SLFP	1960-1965
1965	L. C. de Silva	LSSP	1965-1970
1970	Weerasinghe de Silva	LSSP	1970-1977
1977	Norman Waidyaratna	UNP	1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Lakshman de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	8,465	32.86
L. C. de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	7,818	30.35
Ian de Zoysa	United National Party	Elephant	6,235	24.20
Dharmasekera Welaratne		Sun	1,304	5.06
A. S. de Zoysa Jayatilaka		Umbrella	1,027	3.99
Wijayananda Lokusuriya		Lamp	525	2.04
A. P. de Zoysa		Flower	145	0.56
Jayasena Munasinghe		Cockrel	116	0.45
Valid Votes			25,635	99.51
Rejected Votes			126	0.49
Total Polled			25,761	100.00
Registered Electors			34,384
Turnout				74.92

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Lakshman de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	13,812	55.31
V. T. de Zoysa	United National Party	Elephant	10,841	43.42
Jayasena Munasinghe		Flower	317	1.27
Valid Votes			24,970	100.00
Rejected Votes			-	0.0
Total Polled			24,970	100.00
Registered Electors			34,384
Turnout				72.62

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:^[4]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
L. C. de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	16,615	49.39
Lakshman de Silva		Sun	16,519	49.10
Jayasena Munasinghe		Lamp	164	0.49
P. L. V. Gunawardane		Eye	130	0.39
Valid Votes			33,428	99.36
Rejected Votes			214	0.64
Total Polled			33,642	100.00
Registered Electors			41,823
Turnout				80.44

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Weerasinghe de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	22,659	59.18
R. T. de Silva	United National Party	Elephant	14,431	37.69
E. M. M. Wijerama		Bell	951	2.48
Jayasena Munasinghe		Ship	169	0.44
Valid Votes			38,210	99.80
Rejected Votes			76	0.20
Total Polled			38,286	100.00
Registered Electors			45,862
Turnout				83.48

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Norman Waidyaratna	United National Party	Elephant	15,745	56.60
Weerasinghe de Silva		Key	6,803	24.46
Ruwanpura Lakshman de Silva		Hand	4,556	16.38
H. P Sudarman de Silva		Eye	343	1.23
W. S. M. M. Abeysekera		Table	156	0.56
S. de S. Alankara		Lamp	128	0.46
Valid Votes			27,731	99.69
Rejected Votes			87	0.31
Total Polled			27,818	100.00
Registered Electors			33,016
Turnout				84.26

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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